Museum of Flight adds new spyplane

March 12, 2013 |By JORDAN STEAD

Lockheed Quiet Star joins Blackbird and Dark Star

JORDAN STEAD

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Museum of Flight volunteer Mike King slaps his hand to his brow in frustration while operating under the chassis of a Vietnam War-era YO-3A spy plane to prep it as a new permanent installation Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. The aircraft - only one of 11 ever made - was the first plane to utilize infrared technology to identify enemy targets silently from the air.

JORDAN STEAD

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Museum of Flight volunteer Mike King slaps his hand to his brow in frustration while operating under the chassis of a Vietnam War-era YO-3A spy plane to prep it as a new permanent installation Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. The aircraft - only one of 11 ever made - was the first plane to utilize infrared technology to identify enemy targets silently from the air.